A TPW job gets ready to head west away from the rising sun after switching the grain elevator on the west side of town. Note the TP&W written on the crossbuck post.
The power for the 428 local waits as the Ringling Brother's Red Unit heads east out of town.
Norfolk Southern's "Honoring Our Veterans" SD60E leads Iowa Interstate's Silvis to Peoria train along US Highway 6 east of Annawan. Happy Veterans Day!
The MEMLAC navigates the S-curve leading into the south siding switch at Cedar Gap.
The Virginian Heritage is tied down in the siding at Fenton waiting for a new crew to take it to Galesburg.
Iowa Interstate's only ex-Rock Island engine leads the "west train" over the Iowa River in Iowa City.
The Norfolk & Western heritage leads double stacks bound for the NS at Ashland Avenue in Chicago under a classic ex-ATSF cantilever signal bridge.
Iowa Interstate's special paints were paired up again on the daily eastbound CBBI for the first time since 516's first run on March 1, 2015.
The IAIS is crossing BNSF's Crescent Bridge over the Mississippi River while their normal route over the River is closed for a bridge replacement curfew. The unique bridge was completed in 1898 b... (more)
A military train from Fort Hood to Camp Riley is dropping into the Edwards River Valley at Ophiem. The KCS Belles are running through on the BNSF.
Due to trackwork on the Empire Builder's normal route on the CP across Wisconsin, #8 is detouring via the BNSF across northern Illinois.
The Rock Island signals still stand guard, albiet gutted, and have been inactive since the early 80s.
The empty coal train climbs the hill into Putnam on its way to Peoria.
The west train has just departed Blue Island and is heading west along the old Rock Island under signal bridges leftover from Rock Island days.
A pair of eastbounds are tied down at Rock Island yard and will be heading for Peoria later in the morning.
